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App stores, MiFi could trigger mobile WAN overload

I can't help but wonder whether we.re headed for a big wireless traffic jam. With trends like app stores, MiFi services and the growing popularity of data air cards and 3G dongles, there's going to be a whole lot of traffic on these networks pretty soon. Read full story

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